Telehealth to Reduce Mental Health in Family Caregivers

Part of paid clinical trials in Lubbock, Texas.

Sponsor
Texas Tech University
Study ID
NCT05696704
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Burden, Caregiver
  • Grief
  • Mental Health Issue

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 120 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy — OTHER
    Individual tele-therapy 12 to 16 weeks
  • Behavioral: Behavior Activation — OTHER
    Individual therapy 12 to 16 weeks

Study Details

The overarching goal of this project is to evaluate if evidence-based interventions can reduce PDG, burden, and stress in informal caregivers of individuals with dementia when provided over telehealth.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 30, 2023
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2028
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
    Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with meditative practices and attitudes based on the cultivation of mindfulness. The heart of this work lies in becoming acquainted with the modes of mind that often characterize mood disorders while simultaneously learning to develop a new relationship to them.
  • Experimental: Behavior Activation
    BA Increase reinforcing behaviors in order to influence emotions and cognitions.

Primary Outcome Measure

Prolonged Grief Scale-12 (measuring pre-death grief) [ Time Frame: [Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months] ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockTexas79382
Jonathan D Singer, Ph.D.
[email protected]
775-722-8066

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